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New York-based insurance brokerage Integro announced it has hired a former New York Insurance Department deputy superintendent who helped draft the state's controversial disclosure rules, as its chief compliance officer.

State legislators and insurance regulators have agreed to work together to find state-based solutions to modernize certain areas of insurance oversight, rather than seek a federal solution.

For the ninth consecutive year, National Underwriter has put together a National Trends program for the Workers' Compensation Educational Conference, taking place in Orlando from Aug. 15-18.

Risk managers whose organizations have been through a near economic collapse and have seen their colleagues lose their jobs have to become more resilient and adaptable

The recessionary environment has provided a solid stress test for many risk management programs, leading to a realization that despite our collective best efforts, opportunities for improvement still exist.

For those of us in the cyber insurance industry, the close of 2009 and beginning of 2010 has been an exciting--and disquieting--time.

When people think about surplus lines, oftentimes they think about commercial property insurance. In Florida, commercial property makes up about 50 percent of the business written through surplus lines.

State legislators and insurance regulators at a conference have agreed to work together to find state-based solutions to modernize certain areas of insurance regulation.